National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup by Tomlinson, Alan

National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780791466155)

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National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup by Tomlinson, Alan

National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup

$99.00
National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup by Tomlinson, Alan

National Identity and Global Sports Events: Culture, Politics, and Spectacle in the Olympics and the Football World Cup

$99.00
Format: Hardcover
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Explains why cities dig deep in their pockets to host the Olympics and countries breed teams for success on the world soccer stage.

Author: Alan Tomlinson
ISBN-10: 0791466159
ISBN-13: 9780791466155
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2006
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.08h x 6.26w x 0.84d
By Alan Tomlinson
By Alan Tomlinson
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Alan Tomlinson is Professor of Leisure Studies, Area Leader for Sport and Leisure Cultures, and Head of Chelsea School Research Centre at the University of Brighton. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Game's Up: Essays in the Cultural Analysis of Sport, Leisure, and Popular Culture.

Christopher Young is University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Fellow and Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages at Pembroke College. He is the coauthor (with Thomas Gloning) of A History of the German Language Through Texts.

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